"The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care, consideration, and compassion. This book will help you build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child; effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorder; discipline your child with love without making him or her...

Discusses the importance of touch in early childhood development.

The ultimate resource for families who adopt wounded children. Why don't our children return our love? What are we not understanding? What are we failing to do? These questions can trouble the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized children. Families often enter into the adoption experience with high expectations for themselves and their children but are quick to discover that these hopes are not realistic. This book addresses those...